Tappan Zee Bridge: Residents warned of noise from pile driving

Crews to begin pile driving on Westchester side

May 5, 2013

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Residents near the Tappan Zee Bridge could hear noise this week that’s related to the bridge replacement project, state officials said.

Starting Friday, crews are scheduled to start pile-driving off the Westchester shore.

This will allow crews to install foundation piles for temporary work platforms being built on the river.

A crane that will help construct the eastern portion of the new span will be placed on the finished platform.

“The 1,000-foot long platform helps reduce the amount of dredging required and allows the crews to work from the water and not from the Westchester shoreline,” project officials said in the notice on May 3.

Pile driving is only permitted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, according to an email notice from the Thruway Authority.

A Thruway spokesman said there could be some noise during the pile driving, but more details will be released next week.

Some motorists can also expect their first traffic delays due to the project.

Starting this week, workers during the day will conduct utility investigations that will restrict traffic to one lane on River Road near the South Nyack-Grand View border.

Crews next week will also set up two mooring buoys on the Rockland side of the river, where work barges will be stationed during the project.

In addition, workers will continue soil sampling of the river and test borings on land under the existing bridge.